Pichana - Yeah, another thread

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Bought a full pichana in COSTCO as few months ago. Portioned it up and did 4 steaks that day and put 4 in the freezer for later. It's "later" and pulled them out Saturday evening to thaw, then salted with Brazilian rock salt and put back in the fridge on a wire rack to hang out until this evening.





They always turn out awesome. My BIL and his Brazilian neighbor turned me on to these a few years ago. I've recently discovered flat irons thanks to TA, but this is 1a to their 1b. I rarely eat red meat, but I'll make an exception for both cuts. Thankfully, my wife won't eat pichana, so I have dinners for the next few nights.
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That looks great! Mouth watering!
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I found them from another thread and went to central market and got some. They are outstanding
Pasquale Liucci
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Is the consensus steak out and cook individually or as a roast?
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Steak out for sure imo. Slow smoke it and then sear.
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Captain Charles Vane said:

Is the consensus steak out and cook individually or as a roast?

yep, portion it out. Dang, now i want pichana
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Captain Charles Vane said:

Is the consensus steak out and cook individually or as a roast?

There are some good videos on YouTube explaining how to break down a full pichana into individual steaks. It's easy, but the tips help.

My BIL has a rotisserie on his egg, so he folds the individual steaks into a C shape with the fat side out, skewers them, and cooks them that way over a hot fire.

The key is to salt them liberally with a course salt (my wife found Brazilian rock salt on Amazon and it seems to do better than kosher, for sure), then put them on a wire rack and let them sit in the fridge for 24 hours uncovered. This is the salt I use. https://www.amazon.com/Grosso-Rock-Brazilian-Barbecue-35-27oz/dp/B00NH18TL6

I like my steaks rare, so I got my fire hot and threw the steaks on pretty much right out of the fridge. If you like the more on the medium side, I'd reverse sear if you have the ability. Once the steaks came out, the only other thing I added was a little pink salt when I plated. These have a great flavor, so I don't like to mask it with smoke or a bunch of crazy steak seasonings - just salt and meat.
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I did it whole. Put it offset with a clean, hot fire until 110 internal, then moved it over the mesquite coals to 135. Turned out great. The flavor is pretty much unbeatable for a steak.
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I just sliced mine. And seared. Only seasoned with salt
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Check out the marbling in this one!




Hunter's appreciation dinner at the ranchito. Had essentially the same group for 35 years.
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That's a very good looking steak. Then I looked to the right and lost my appetite.
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Took me a minute. Got an aerial view of my flip flop!
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B-1 83 said:


Hunter's appreciation dinner at the ranchito. Had essentially the same group for 35 years.


I've never been one to criticize, but I think you're supposed to take the plastic off before you eat it
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To each his own…….. Makes its own smoke! Better than beer and Italian dressing.
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$&#@! I have hunters that like theirs medium and medium well. Guess I'll slice it and grill.

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Medium well. Goodness I'd tell them to deal with it.
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drred4 said:



Well……..they've paid good money through the years to hunt. I'll allow it.
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I know that's the traditional route but then I see a picture like this and really want to do it as a roast
HTownAg98
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They're great to do as a roast if you can serve a lot of it at once, though leftovers make great steak sandwiches and cheesesteaks.
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Looks awesome!
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The new Costco in BCS?
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what are you guys doing as sides with picahna? just what you'd normally do with steaks or something more brazilian style?
Proc92
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Chimichuri would be great with that and roasted potato wedges.
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This is the easiest recipe I've seen for those awesome little cheesy rolls you can get at a Brazilian churrascaria type place.

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/easy_brazilian_cheese_bread/
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This is the next 'cheap' cut of meat that is going to get expensive....
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I'm a convert. Cut into 1.25" steaks and seasoned with salt, came out delicious and fork tender. This was a USDA Choice roast from HEB and was about $15. Dry brined in the frig for six hours and on the grill it went.


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